Raising Backyard Chickens – Baby Chicks 3 Week Check Up

Poor Pablo and Picasso.  They are counting down their days together until Pablo’s first crow.  Once the first crow happens, he’ll be shipped off never to see his woman Picasso again.  It’s tragic, but this is suburbia, and no roosters are allowed.

{Silver Laced Wyandotte}

I think Pablo knows too.  He likes it when The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird holds him, but refuses to let me hold him.

{Silver Laced Wyandotte}

And Picasso won’t even look at us.  She’s totally ticked we are taking away her man.

{Australorp}

Black Fatty on the other hand is happy and ready to take on the world.  She loves to go out to the garden and scratch around while I work in the garden.

{Easter Egger}

Peanut is still rather jittery.  She seems like she’s just doing her time here as a bird.

{Easter Egger}

Matilda is a total nut.  She will look up at us with her glam eyes like “Pick me up, Pick me up,” and then she’ll run around the chicken box like a total crazy pants.  She’s super fun, but she’s definitely hit awkward teenager look.  We think she aspires to be an opera singer.

{Easter Egger}

Ahh Hilda.  Hilda is my BFF.  Every time I walk in to the garage or pull my car in, she hops up to greet me.  She loves me.  I can’t wait for her pretty blue eggs.

{Rhode Island Red}

I’m still not sure about Maroon’s personality.  Anytime I’m near the chicken box she just glances up like “Oh, there’s the lady with the food,” and then looks away like she’s total uninterested.

{Rhode Island Red}

And finally there is my favorite bird 5.  I carry 5 around my shirt when I’m in the garden.  She is the best chicken ever.  I still think she has an inner ear problem because most of the time her head is titled slightly to the left, and when she sleeps her neck is all weird.  I’ll have to try to snap a photo next time she’s sleeping so you can see what I mean.

For the most part, everything with this round of baby chicks is going really well.  Except the rooster part.  But other than that, they are healthy, and growing into strong little birds.  I can’t wait until all our birds start laying eggs next spring.  I may just have to open a cupcake shop to use them all.

~ Mavis

If you are thinking about getting a flock of your own, check out the book Homemade Living: Keeping Chickens with Ashley English: All You Need to Know to Care for a Happy, Healthy Flock. Amazon currently has the book on sale for $10.33.